database administrator
<job> A person responsible for the design and management of one or more
databases and for the evaluation, selection and implementation of database
management systems. In smaller organisations, the data administrator and
database administrator are often one in the same; however, when they are
different, the database administrator's function is more technical. The database
administrator would implement the database software that meets the requirements
outlined by the organisation's data administrator and systems analysts.
Tasks might include controling an organisation's data resources, using data
dictionary software to ensure data integrity and security, recovering corrupted
data and eliminating data redundancy and uses tuning tools to improve database
performance.
(2004-03-11)
Nearby terms:
data acquisition « Data Address Generator « database
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database administrator » database analyst »
database machine » database management system
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